Carrabba's Italian Grill: Recipes from Around Our Family Table

The book is expensive in my opinion. There are many good recipes. However,, I was disappointed that the recipes didn't include some of my favorite dishes when I dine at a Carrabba's. In particular, a few years ago the restaurant used to have a fish chowder during Lent. They don't serve it anymore for some reason. It's one of the best soups I've ever tasted. I was hoping it would be included in the book, but it wasn't. I would also like to have the MEZZALUNA and SHRIMP & SCALLOPLINGUINE ALLA VODKA recipes as well.

I love going to Carrabba’s and now I have some of their secret recipes! Great book with lots of background on the family and their wonderful food.

You know, I’d rather pay a little more and have the restaurants use these recipes than get what I have the last several years. Definitely makes me glad you guys put out this book so I can make the food the way it is supposed to be made!

Made chicken Brian a little complicated butit was delicious

There are a lot of recipes in the book. I think my 2nd favorite was lasagna which came out really good. My favorite was the chicken Bryan which I used to order a lot inside the restaurant. My family thought it tasted like the restaurant. So that was great to hear.I think the chicken Bryan is the most complicated because you have the seasoning then you have to grill some chicken you've got the I think a lemon butter sauce which, if you're not careful, can separate. Well worth it if you have the patience.I have read some complaints where some of the recipes are not exactly the same as what the restaurant uses. And perhaps the copycat recipes floating around the internet might be a better representation. all I can say is that for the chicken Bryan recipe, it tasted pretty darn near the dish that the restaurant serves.I would recommend this book because it's not that expensive and at a minimum, it can serve as an excellent reference. Even if you have to tweak the recipes somewhat. I think it gives you a better starting point than the copycat recipes.I have not tweaked anything. But naturally, salt and pepper to taste is an important item for any cook.

I.loved all of the recipes. All of my favorites were there and many more. From starters through desserts and then so many extras like dipping oil, grill spices, pizza dough, and sauces. My mouth is still watering.

I purchased this cookbook several years ago and just dug it out. I was so excited to finally make my own Carabba’s Mama Mandola’s Sicilian chicken soup. I followed the recipe exactly and out came a bland soup that did not taste like the soup I have had in the restaurant. I thought as I was making it that I did not have any green peppers in my soup at the restaurant. If that is the case why does the cookbook recipe have green peppers? I also thought why are the only seasonings in the recipe salt and pepper? The soup at the restaurant had a spicy taste. Some people suggested the green peppers give the soup the spicy taste, but they only made the soup taste hot, not spicy.This is not the same recipe as at the restaurant. I checked out several recipe websites and found a modification to the soup recipe. It stated to omit the green peppers, use chicken broth instead of water, add creole seasoning and then add white wine vinegar. I tried it and now it tasted like the soup they have at the restaurant. However, isn’t the reason I bought the book was to have recipes like they have at the restaurant? If they are different recipes they should have a disclaimer on the book that these are not the actual recipes they use at the restaurant.Everyone who tried the recipe from the book had to tweak the recipe. I don’t want to purchase a cookbook and have to change the recipes. What is the point of that?I have seen where restaurants put recipes that are not from their restaurant on their websites. This is true for the Olive Garden website. I could not wait to make the Olive garden Fettucine Alfredo recipe from their website. It was definitely not the same recipe as the one they use in the restaurant. However, I did not have to pay to get those recipes like I did for this cookbook.I tried the Alfredo sauce. It has no cheese so it came out as milky noodles. I was not impressed by this recipe.Then I thought I would make the Chicken Bryan. First you have to make the grill seasoning recipe which consists of 6 ingredients. Then you have to make the grill baste recipe consisting of 10 ingredients. You have to make a lemon butter sauce recipe which contains 6 ingredients. Then you can prepare the chicken using these recipes and adding 4 more ingredients. They then direct you to use an outdoor grill. After reading the recipe I decided not to make it. I’d rather get it at the restaurant than have to go through all of these steps. However, I did find a great simpler version on the internet. On the other hand, the Melting Pot cookbook has recipes that taste exactly like the ones they have at the restaurant and are easy to make. I love the Melting Pot cookbook!

Had all of my favorite recipes from Carrabbas but they have been modified slightly because they are not exactly like in the restaurant. For example the Alfredo recipe says to make it with milk and no cheese. They tell you in the book it's not the signature sauce they make at the restaurant but instead a replica. In the restaurant they use no milk and add Romano cheese (I talked to the manager about it). However everything else makes really delicious meals. I am excited to try many of them. I spent the time to make the pasta weesie the other night and it was really good and very close to the restaurants but they do make it better. While I am super happy to have all the great recipes I found out quickly with the cost of the quality ingredients and the amount of time it takes for preparation to make these meals you would really just be cheaper and better off enjoying it at the restaurant lol. It's fun to use for a super fancy meal for a night for you and your hubby if you are wanting to impress them though! Definitely one of the best cookbooks I have ever bought!

For those of you that frequent florida as we do, this was a gem of a find. This restaurant is a favourite of ours so discover they had a cookbook was great. We have made several of the recipes and tried to re create the atmosphere.

Carrabba's has been my favourite chain restaurant in the US for years! Now I can finally enjoy their recipes at home, in Canada. This cookbook includes a majority of their most popular dishes, including the amazing grill baste and grill seasoning, for the most mouth-watering steak you will ever have! The recipes are easy to follow, with a picture of almost every one. I turn to this book for everything Italian now!

I LOVE this cookbook - it is become a staple in my collection, a book I use often. Some recipes take time, but there are a few that are quick enough to prepare during the week. The meatballs are incredible, and the Lemon Butter Sauce is amazing.

When the closest Carrabb's is hours away this provides you with the fixes you need. Their bread dipping oil makes a great Christmas gift.

Great cookbook from a fabulous restaurant, well written, easy to read, this recipee book also has a different section on sauces!